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Updated:  04:49 8/25/01

Black Sabbath - Swinging the Chain

From Black Sabbath's "Never Say Die" Album  October, 1978

Tuning Info: Standard (E) Tuning, 440Hz, Andante, 104 beats/min

NOTE:  Lyrics may not match written music or may be incorrect.

"Swinging the Chain"
{Mod 108 beats/min}
       A  C           A  A A A          A  C         A  A A A
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----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5-------------------------------5--------------------
--------2--5----------2--2-2-2----------2--5----------2--2-2-2--
-3-3p0--0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--3-3p0---0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--
------3-------0-1-3------------------3--------0-1-3-------------
           u  {.pm.}                      u  {.pm.}

       A  C           A  A A A          A  C         A  A A A
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5-------------------------------5--------------------
--------2--5----------2--2-2-2----------2--5----------2--2-2-2--
-3-3p0--0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--3-3p0---0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--
------3-------0-1-3------------------3--------0-1-3-------------
           u  {.pm.}                      u  {.pm.}
        It's against my uniform to be a civil judge.
                                            
       A  C           A  A A A          A  C         A  A A A
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----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5-------------------------------5--------------------
--------2--5----------2--2-2-2----------2--5----------2--2-2-2--
-3-3p0--0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--3-3p0---0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--
------3-------0-1-3------------------3--------0-1-3-------------
           u  {.pm.}                      u  {.pm.}
All the songs are history now, 'bout rock stars and their grudge.

       A  C           A  A A A          A  C         A  A A A
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----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5-------------------------------5--------------------
--------2--5----------2--2-2-2----------2--5----------2--2-2-2--
-3-3p0--0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--3-3p0---0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--
------3-------0-1-3------------------3--------0-1-3-------------
           u  {.pm.}                      u  {.pm.}
Let us cast our minds back to thirty years or more.

       A  C           A  A A A          A  C         A  A A A
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----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5-------------------------------5--------------------
--------2--5----------2--2-2-2----------2--5----------2--2-2-2--
-3-3p0--0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--3-3p0---0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--
------3-------0-1-3------------------3--------0-1-3-------------
           u  {.pm.}                      u  {.pm.}
You talk of all the Vandals, well Hitler beat them all!

CHOURSE

 A C  D   E  C  A  A A   A  D   E C  A  A A  A
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---5--7---9--5--------------7---9-5--------------
-2-5--7---9--5--2--2-2---2--7---9-5--2---2-2--2--
-0-3--5---7--3--0--0-0---0--5---7-3--0---0-0--0--
-------------------------------------------------
 And we're so sorry.     We're really sorry it happened that way.

A C  D   E  C  A  A A   B B B B B B B B B B B
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
---5--7---9--5----------------------------------
-2-5--7---9--5--2--2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-9--
-0-3--5---7--3--0--0-0--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-9--
------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7-7-7--
                       {....chop with.pm.....}
Yes we're so sorry, but why'd ya have to treat us that way?

       A  C           A  A A A          A  C         A  A A A
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5-------------------------------5--------------------
--------2--5----------2--2-2-2----------2--5----------2--2-2-2--
-3-3p0--0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--3-3p0---0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--
------3-------0-1-3------------------3--------0-1-3-------------
           u  {.pm.}                      u  {.pm.}

       A  C           A  A A A          A  C         A  A A A
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5-------------------------------5--------------------
--------2--5----------2--2-2-2----------2--5----------2--2-2-2--
-3-3p0--0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--3-3p0---0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--
------3-------0-1-3------------------3--------0-1-3-------------
           u  {.pm.}                      u  {.pm.}
Lay yourselves with others, and cover them in sin.

       A  C           A  A A A          A  C         A  A A A
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----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5-------------------------------5--------------------
--------2--5----------2--2-2-2----------2--5----------2--2-2-2--
-3-3p0--0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--3-3p0---0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--
------3-------0-1-3------------------3--------0-1-3-------------
           u  {.pm.}                      u  {.pm.}
Oh God, what a terrible, terrible state we're in!

       A  C           A  A A A          A  C         A  A A A
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----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5-------------------------------5--------------------
--------2--5----------2--2-2-2----------2--5----------2--2-2-2--
-3-3p0--0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--3-3p0---0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--
------3-------0-1-3------------------3--------0-1-3-------------
           u  {.pm.}                      u  {.pm.}
There must be some way out of here! A comprimise that's wise.

       A  C           A  A A A          A  C         A  A A A
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----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5-------------------------------5--------------------
--------2--5----------2--2-2-2----------2--5----------2--2-2-2--
-3-3p0--0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--3-3p0---0--3--------0-0--0-0-0--
------3-------0-1-3------------------3--------0-1-3-------------
           u  {.pm.}                      u  {.pm.}
If we can not work it out, we're gonna have to fight!

CHOURSE

 A C  D   E  C  A  A A   A  D   E C  A  A A  A
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---5--7---9--5--------------7---9-5--------------
-2-5--7---9--5--2--2-2---2--7---9-5--2---2-2--2--
-0-3--5---7--3--0--0-0---0--5---7-3--0---0-0--0--
-------------------------------------------------
 And we're so sorry.     We're really sorry it happened that way.

A C  D   E  C  A  A A   B B B B B B B B B B B
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
---5--7---9--5----------------------------------
-2-5--7---9--5--2--2-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-9--
-0-3--5---7--3--0--0-0--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-9--
------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7-7-7--
                       {....chop with.pm.....}
Yes we're so sorry.  We can not go on another day!

LEAD (1:57)                                                                      (2:06)
----------------------------------------------------------------5-8---------------------
-15^(17-17-17-17-17~\9)------------------------------8p5-8-5-8p5---8p5------------------
-------------------------7^(9)-5~----5hh7~------5h7-------------------7~------------5---
---------------------------------7~--------7-7~----7--------------------7p5-5h7p5----7~-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----7------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)
 A\E  E/A A A  A A A  A A A  A A A  A A A  A A A
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
-7\2-----7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-
-7\2--2s/7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-
-5\0--0s/5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-
         d d d  d d d  d d d  d d d  d d d  d d d
         {..................pm...................}
(Guitar 2)
                                                                     (2:11)
-------------------------------------------------------------5----------5--
-----------------------------------------5-8p5----------------8p5-7s^(9)---
-(3)/7^(9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9`7)-5-7p5-5-7^(99)-----7-5-7p5-5-7^(9)--------------
--------------------------------7--------------------7---------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

 A A A  A A A  A A A  A A A  A A A
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--
-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--
-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--
 d d d  d d d  d d d  d d d  d d d
 {...............pm..............}
(Guitar 2)
                               (2:14)
--------5---8-7-5--------------------
---------7p5-----8-7-5---------------
-7^(9)----------------7p5-7~-7p5-5---
5-------------------------------7----
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

 A A A  A A A  A A A  A A A  A A A
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--
-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--
-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--
 d d d  d d d  d d d  d d d  d d d
 {...............pm..............}
(Guitar 2)

BRIDGE (2:14)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7^(9`7)-5-7~--------7^(9`7)-5-7~---------7^(9`7)-5-7~--------7^(9`7)-5-7~--
-----------------5h7-----------------5hh7-----------------5h7---------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm talkin' 'bout my brothers. Yea, and I'm talkin' 'bout my sisters as well 
And I wish ya, Bye! Good Luck!  Bye!  Lord!

(Harmonica lead in E transcribed here)
(2:33)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-15p14p12--12-12~-------------------------------14-13-12^(14-14`12p0)---------
---------14--------12h14----------------------15------12^(14-14`12p0)---------
------------------------14-14~-12-12-144-14~-------------------------12-12h14~
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
{Harmonica}

---------------------------------
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
--9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9--
--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--
0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0------
{Guitar}

--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-14^(16`14)-14p12-14^(16`14)-14p12-14^((16-16`14)-14p12-14^(16`14)--
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
{Harmonica}

---------------------------------
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
--9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9--
--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--
0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0------
{Guitar}

------------------------------------------
-15-14-12--15-14-12--15-14-12--15-14-122--
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
{Harmonica}

---------------------------------
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
--9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9--
--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--
0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0------
{Guitar}

BRIDGE (2:50)                     C/C# C                                    C/C# C
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------5/6-55~------------------------------------5/6-5~--
-1-----1-------1----1-----1-------3/4-33~---1------1------1----1-----1-------3/4-3~--
--3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3------------3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3---------

(2:59)
              C   D                C C C A               C   D                C C C A
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--2-2p0--------5--7---2-2p0--------5-5--5-2----2-2p0-------5--7---2-2p0--------5-5-5-2-
-0-----3p0-3p0-3--5--0-----3p0-3p0-3-3--3-0---0----3p0-3p0-3--5--0-----3p0-3p0-3-3-3-0-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              C   D                C C C A               C   D                C C C A
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--2-2p0--------5--7---2-2p0--------5-5--5-2----2-2p0-------5--7---2-2p0--------5-5-5-2-
-0-----3p0-3p0-3--5--0-----3p0-3p0-3-3--3-0---0----3p0-3p0-3--5--0-----3p0-3p0-3-3-3-0-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                  C/C# C                                    C/C# C
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------5/6-55~------------------------------------5/6-5~--
-1-----1-------1----1-----1-------3/4-33~---1------1-------1----1-----1------3/4-3~--
--3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3------------3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3---------

Oh, but the world's on fire!
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}

                                  C/C# C                                    C/C# C
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------5/6-55~------------------------------------5/6-5~--
-1-----1-------1----1-----1-------3/4-33~---1------1-------1----1-----1------3/4-3~--
--3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3------------3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3---------
Chain that holds your tiny cross, you liar!
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}

                                  C/C# C                                    C/C# C
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------5/6-55~------------------------------------5/6-5~--
-1-----1-------1----1-----1-------3/4-33~---1------1-------1----1-----1------3/4-3~--
--3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3------------3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3---------
This fire!!
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}

                                  C/C# C                                    C/C# C
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------5/6-55~------------------------------------5/6-5~--
-1-----1-------1----1-----1-------3/4-33~---1------1-------1----1-----1------3/4-3~--
--3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3------------3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3---------
We're on fire!      We're on fire! 
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}
            {Begin Coda 3:44}
                                  C/C# C                                    C/C# C
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------5/6-55~------------------------------------5/6-5~--
-1-----1-------1----1-----1-------3/4-33~---1------1-------1----1-----1------3/4-3~--
--3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3------------3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3---------
Yeah, yeah, yeah man yeah,   yeah..............ahhhhhh
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}

                                  C/C# C                                    C/C# C
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------5/6-55~------------------------------------5/6-5~--
-1-----1-------1----1-----1-------3/4-33~---1------1-------1----1-----1------3/4-3~--
--3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3------------3p0-3--3p0-3~------3p0-3--3p0-3---------
 Take!    Oh...oh...no....no....
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}
{You better believe it, ya gotta believe in}